Voters in 26 of Washington's 49 legislative districts voted for their state senators in the 2008 Washington State Senate elections on November 4, 2008. All vote totals are from the Washington Secretary of State's website.[1]
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25 seats of the Washington State Senate 25 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 seats were regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 34th district, held by appointed Senator Joe McDermott, whose former incumbent Erik Poulsen vacated the seat.
Overview edit
Washington State Senate elections, 2008 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 774,925 | 54.15% | 31 | -1 | |
Republican | 645,664 | 45.11% | 18 | +1 | |
Independent | 10,598 | 0.74% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | — | — | |||
Totals | 1,431,187 | 100.00% | 49 | — |
Composition edit
Pre-election | Seats | |
Democratic-Held | 32 | |
Republican-Held | 17 |
Elections | Seats | |
Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested | 2 | |
Races w/ two Democrats in General | 2 | |
Republican Incumbent and Uncontested | 4 | |
Races w/ two Republicans in General | 0 | |
Contested, Open Seats |
Post-election | Seats | |
Democratic-Held | 31 | |
Republican-Held | 18 | |
Total |
49 |
Seats up for election edit
These are the final, official results as taken from the website of the Secretary of State of Washington.
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rosemary McAuliffe Campaign website |
36,628 | 57.95 | |
Republican | Dennis Richter Campaign website |
26,583 | 42.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 63,211 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Marilyn Rasmussen Campaign website |
30,206 | 48.37 | |||
Republican | Randi Becker Campaign website |
32,244 | 51.63% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | ||||||
Total votes | 62,450 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lisa Brown | 30,893 | 74.46 | |
Independent | John Moyna Campaign website |
10,598 | 25.54 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,491 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob McCaslin, Sr. | 36,745 | 57.5 | |
Democratic | Judi Owens Campaign website |
27,163 | 42.5 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 63,908 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cheryl Pflug Campaign website |
43,178 | 59.95 | |
Democratic | Phyllis Huster Campaign website |
28,851 | 40.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 72,029 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark G. Schoesler | 41,263 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,263 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Margaret Haugen Campaign website |
36,835 | 53.58 | |
Republican | Linda Haddon Campaign website |
31,917 | 46.42 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 68,752 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Margarita Prentice Campaign website |
25,817 | 68.25 | |
Democratic | Juan Martinez Campaign website |
12,011 | 31.75 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 37,828 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Linda Evans Parlette | 43,993 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 43,993 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Curtis King Campaign website |
36,984 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 36,984 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Hewitt Campaign website |
42,811 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 42,811 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Benton Campaign website |
29,426 | 51.14 | |
Democratic | David Carrier Campaign website |
28,111 | 48.86 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 57,537 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph Zarelli | 39,311 | 55.03 | |
Democratic | Jon Haugen Campaign website |
32,127 | 44.97 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 71,438 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Hatfield | 41,073 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,073 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Swecker Campaign website |
39,650 | 63.87 | |
Democratic | Chuck Bojarski | 22,428 | 36.13 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 62,078 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karen Fraser | 45,062 | 73.48 | |
Democratic | Erik Lee | 16,266 | 26.52 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 61,328 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phil Rockefeller Campaign website |
40,128 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Connie Lord Campaign website |
24,701 | 38.1 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 64,829 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Hargrove | 52,742 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 52,742 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Kastama Campaign website |
32,988 | 56.56 | |
Republican | Michele Smith | 25,338 | 43.44 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 58,326 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debbie Regala | 31,988 | 67.18 | |
Republican | Larry Faulk | 15,625 | 32.82 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 47,613 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Carrell | 27,628 | 56.07 | |
Democratic | Debi Srail Campaign website |
21,644 | 43.93 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 49,272 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 34 (special election) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe McDermott | 49,203 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 49,203 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 39 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Val Stevens Campaign website |
36,118 | 58.55 | |
Democratic | Fred Walser Campaign website |
25,570 | 41.45 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 61,688 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Van Luven Campaign website |
27,028 | 41.44 | |
Democratic | Kevin Ranker Campaign website |
38,200 | 58.56 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 65,228 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 41 edit
Representative Fred Jarrett switched to the Democratic Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred Jarrett Campaign website |
38,327 | 59.5 | |
Republican | Bob Baker Campaign website |
26,092 | 40.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 64,419 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 49 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Craig Pridemore Campaign website |
30,664 | 61.71 | |
Republican | Tom Langston Campaign website |
19,029 | 38.29 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 49,693 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ "November 04, 2008 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved September 21, 2015.